JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
Sen. Paul Davis, Senate Chair, Rep. Michelle Dunphy, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 1:30 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 159 "An Act To Prohibit the Mining of Massive Sulfide Ore Deposits on State Lands"
LD 244 "An Act To Clarify the Use of State Lands Designated for Conservation or Recreation Purposes"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 835 "An Act To Promote Small Diversified Farms and Small Food Producers"
LD 857 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Slaughter and Inspection of Livestock"
LD 893 "An Act To Improve and Protect Maine Organic Milk Producers"
CONTACT: Rebecca Harvey, 287-1312
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Sen. James Hamper, Senate Chair, Rep. Drew Gattine, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 228
LD 89 "An Act To Provide Emergency Repair Funding for the Restoration of the Official State Vessel, the Schooner Bowdoin" (EMERGENCY)
CONTACT: Marianne MacMaster, 287-1635
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Sen. Kimberley Rosen, Senate Chair, Rep. Charlotte Warren, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 436
LD 1079 "An Act To Exempt from Criminal Liability Persons Reporting a Drug-related Medical Emergency"
LD 1090 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Eluding an Officer"
LD 1091 "An Act To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission Relative to the Maine Criminal Code and Related Statutes" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1092 "An Act To Exempt United States Military Recruiters from Paying Fees for Criminal History Record Checks" CONTACT: Joseph Klimkiewicz, 287-1122
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Sen. Brian Langley, Senate Chair, Rep. Tori Kornfield, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 9:30 AM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 379 "An Act To Provide Stability and Continuity in the Department of Education"
LD 996 "An Act To Maintain the Current Number of Appointees to the Maine Arts Commission"
LD 1129 "An Act Regarding College Affordability"
LD 1131 "An Act To Create Education Savings Accounts for Maine Students"
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 681 "An Act Regarding Sexual Activity and Sexual Assault at Secondary and Postsecondary Educational Institutions"
LD 747 "An Act To Amend Minimum Age Eligibility for School Enrollment"
LD 826 "An Act To Prioritize the Renovation of Existing Underutilized Schools in Conjunction with the Closing of Nearby Schools Due to Declining Enrollment"
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1130 "An Act To Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools"
LD 1184 "An Act To Exempt Public Safety Buildings from Historic Preservation Restrictions"
LD 1206 "An Act To Increase State Funding to Maine Public Charter Schools"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 1051 "An Act To Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest"
LD 1132 "An Act To Create Education Savings Accounts for Students with Special Needs"
LD 1143 "Resolve, Providing for the Official Observance of the 200th Anniversary of the Formation of the State of Maine"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 202
LD 988 "An Act Regarding Possession of a Firearm on School Property"
CONTACT: Jayne Deneen, 287-3125
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
Sen. David Woodsome, Senate Chair, Rep. Seth Berry, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 12:30 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
LD 1151 "An Act To Allow Promotional Allowances by Public Utilities "
LD 1157 "An Act To Create a Limited Microgrid Project To Stimulate Economic Development in Northern Maine"
LD 1176 "An Act To Ensure the Safety of Low-income Persons Who Are Deaf and Who Use Video and Captioned Phones by Providing Equitable Access to the Internet" CONTACT: Abben Maguire, 287-4143
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Sen. Thomas Saviello, Senate Chair, Rep. Ralph Tucker, House Chair
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 216
LD 628 "An Act To Amend the Municipal Subdivision Laws"
LD 805 "An Act To Streamline the Municipal Review Process When Dividing a Structure into 3 or More Dwelling Units and To Amend the Process for Recording Subdivision Variances"
LD 1081 "An Act To Amend the Municipal Subdivision Laws Regarding the Exemption for Transfers to Owners of Abutting Land"
LD 1094 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Review of Subdivisions" CONTACT: Steven Langlin, 287-4149
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Sen. Eric Brakey, Senate Chair, Rep. Patricia Hymanson, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 10 "An Act To Build Greater Accountability into the General Assistance Program by Increasing the Penalty for Falsely Representing Information on an Application for General Assistance"
LD 36 "An Act To Create a 9-month Time Limit on General Assistance Benefits for Certain Persons"
LD 219 "An Act To Prioritize Use of Available Resources in General Assistance Programs"
LD 220 "An Act To Align Time Limits in the Municipal General Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program"
LD 221 "An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding the Municipality of Responsibility for General Assistance Applicants Released from a State Correctional Facility or County Jail Facility"
LD 1109 "An Act To Improve General Assistance Reimbursements"
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 1:30 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 166 "An Act To Increase Reimbursement for Child Care Services"
LD 274 "An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Working Group To Study Background Checks for Child Care Facilities and Providers"
LD 383 "An Act To Increase Access to Child Care"
LD 561 "An Act To Remove the Requirement That Child Care Facility Workers and Family Child Care Providers Submit to Criminal Background Checks"
LD 566 "An Act To Improve Access to High-quality Child Care by Increasing Child Care Rates"
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 2:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 144 "An Act To Create a Pilot Project To Reduce Substance Use Disorders among Youth in Piscataquis County To Be Used as a Model for All Maine Communities"
LD 307 "An Act To Facilitate the Implementation of Mobile Narcotic Treatment Programs in Rural Counties in the State"
LD 479 "An Act To Inform Patients of the Dangers of Addicting Opioids"
LD 812 "Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Project To Save Lives and Support People with Substance Use Disorder in Washington County"
LD 932 "Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study the Siting and Building of a Drug Treatment Facility in Northern Maine" (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 1108 "An Act To Restore Public Health Nursing Services" (EMERGENCY)
Public Hearing: Friday, April 14, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 209
LD 999 "An Act To Provide a Healthy Learning Environment in Early Care Settings by Requiring Rules Concerning Nutrition and Physical Activity"
LD 1053 "Resolve, Concerning the Format of Birth Certificates of Deceased Persons"
LD 1097 "An Act To Develop and Distribute Work Training Pamphlets To Educate State Agencies, Private Businesses and Other Organizations about Dementia"
LD 1111 "Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Study the Causes of and Solutions to the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity in Maine" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1162 "An Act To Reduce the Incidence of Obesity and Chronic Disease in Maine" CONTACT: Jill LaPlante, 287-1317
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Sen. Scott Cyrway, Senate Chair, Rep. Robert Duchesne, House Chair
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 732 "An Act To Protect Young Bucks in Northern, Eastern and Western Maine"
LD 767 "An Act To Prohibit the Feeding of Deer from August 15th to December 15th"
LD 1020 "An Act To Minimize Crop Damage by Deer by Amending Certain Laws Governing Hunting"
LD 1038 "An Act To Allow Junior Hunters To Take an Antlered or Antlerless Deer in Any Wildlife Management District on Youth Deer Hunting Day"
LD 1041 "An Act Regarding the Safe Discharge of Firearms during Deer Hunting Season"
LD 1065 "An Act To Dedicate All Money Raised from the Moose Lottery and Permits to Research and Management of Moose"
LD 1083 "An Act To Increase the Penalties for Hunting Deer over Bait"
CONTACT: Julia Brown, 287-1338
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Sen. Rodney Whittemore, Senate Chair, Rep. Mark Lawrence, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
LD 1138 "An Act To Require Notification of Long-term Care Policy Proposed Rate Increases"
LD 1161 "An Act To Amend the Insurance Laws Governing the Provision of Rebates"
LD 1164 "An Act To Facilitate Small Loans in Maine"
LD 1199 "An Act To Promote Fiscal Responsibility in the Purchasing of Debt"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 220
LD 445 "An Act To Encourage Maine Consumers To Comparison-shop for Certain Health Care Procedures and To Lower Health Care Costs"
LD 502 "An Act Regarding Hospital Charges and Statements"
LD 666 "An Act To Improve Access to Cost-effective Health Care Services" CONTACT: Veronica Snow, 287-1314
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Sen. Lisa Keim, Senate Chair, Rep. Matthew Moonen, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 438
LD 123 "An Act To Recodify and Revise the Maine Probate Code"
LD 773 "An Act To Enact the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act"
LD 807 "An Act Regarding Guardianships"
LD 846 "An Act To Enact the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act"
LD 934 "An Act To Establish an Expedited Temporary Guardianship Process"
LD 969 "An Act Regarding Nonprobate Transfers on Death"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 438
LD 80 "An Act To Increase the Penalty for Multiple Violations of Protection from Abuse Orders"
LD 578 "An Act To Modify the Divorce Laws Concerning Perpetrators of Domestic Violence"
LD 581 "An Act To Require Notification When a Temporary Protection from Abuse Order Is Rescinded"
LD 1120 "Resolve, Directing the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse To Study Economic Abuse"
LD 1190 "An Act Regarding Driver's License Suspensions for Nondriving-related Violations "
LD 1216 "An Act To Clarify the Law Regarding Arbitration Privacy with Respect to Executive and Legislative Branch Employees"
CONTACT: Susan Pinette, 287-1327
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sen. Amy Volk, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Fecteau, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 913 "An Act Regarding Workers' Compensation Insurance Rates for Small Businesses"
LD 1037 "An Act To Provide for the 2017 and 2018 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds" (EMERGENCY)
LD 1056 "An Act To Protect Homeowners from Workers' Compensation Claims"
LD 1155 "An Act To Improve the Lives of Working Families"
LD 1159 "An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees"
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 911 "An Act To Prohibit Certain Gifts to Health Care Practitioners"
LD 985 "An Act To Promote Medical Care for Visiting Athletic Teams"
LD 1085 "An Act To Amend the Requirements for Licensure as an Independent Practice Dental Hygienist"
LD 1166 "An Act Regarding Anesthesia Care in Rural Maine"
LD 1200 "An Act Relating To the Licensure of Physicians and Surgeons"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 772 "An Act To Ensure Transparency in Public Union Negotiations"
LD 1004 "An Act To Increase Fines for Certain Wage and Benefits Violations"
LD 1088 "An Act To Require That Employees Be Informed of Potential Eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 1:30 PM, Cross Building, Room 208
LD 1006 "An Act Regarding Housing Insecurity of Older Citizens"
LD 1036 "Resolve, To Study Repeal of Occupational Licensing Requirements for Certain Occupations"
LD 1072 "An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Dealers in Secondhand Precious Metals"
LD 1165 "An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Licensure for Professional Engineers"
CONTACT: Diane Steward, 287-1331
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON MARINE RESOURCES
Sen. Joyce Maker, Senate Chair, Rep. Walter Kumiega, House Chair
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 206
LD 1207 "An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws" CONTACT: Julia Brown, 287-1337
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Sen. Paul Davis, Senate Chair, Rep. Danny Martin, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 45 "An Act Concerning the Ownership of a Causeway on Long Lake near St. Agatha"
LD 725 "An Act To Recognize Local Control Regarding Food and Water Systems"
LD 740 "An Act To Promote Efficiency and Accountability to Taxpayers in Personal Services Contracting"
LD 1192 "An Act To Require Maine Governmental Departments That Affect Citizen Health and Safety To Staff at Least 75 Percent of Available Positions"
LD 1193 "An Act To Ensure the Cost-efficiency of Contracting out Services by the State"
LD 1213 "An Act To Protect Taxpayers in the Privatization of State Services"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 9:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 214
LD 1084 "An Act To Require That Certain Applicant Information for Certain Local Government and School Administrative Positions Be Public upon Application"
LD 1141 "An Act To Make Election Day a State Holiday"
LD 1142 "An Act To Repeal the Laws Establishing the Cumberland County Recreation Center and To Transfer Authority to Cumberland County"
LD 1191 "An Act To Extend to One Year the Probationary Period for Certain Municipal Employee Positions"
CONTACT: Rebecca Harvey, 287-1330
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
Sen. Dana Dow, Senate Chair, Rep. Ryan Tipping, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 290 "An Act To Phase Out the Insurance Premium Tax on Annuities"
LD 664 "An Act To Exempt Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from Sales Tax"
LD 782 "An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Veterans' Facilities"
LD 1023 "An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Baling Twine"
LD 1027 "An Act Regarding the Taxation of Certain Nonprofit Organizations"
LD 1106 "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Dedicate All Sales Taxes from All Vehicle Sales and Any Vehicle-related Sales to the Highway Fund for Roads and Bridge Capital Improvements"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 127
LD 727 "An Act To Protect the Tax Base of Municipalities by Removing the Property Tax Exemption for Land Held for Conservation or Public Access Purposes"
LD 1076 "An Act To Replace Municipal Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to Land Acquisitions under the Land for Maine's Future Fund"
LD 1121 "An Act Regarding the Exclusive Use of Tax Exempt Property"
LD 1180 "An Act To Provide a Definition of "Primary Residence" for Purposes of Property Tax Abatements Based on Hardship or Poverty"
LD 1196 "An Act To Assist Seniors and Certain Persons with Disabilities in Paying Property Taxes"
CONTACT: Dianne Dubord, 287-1552
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Sen. Ronald Collins, Senate Chair, Rep. Andrew McLean, House Chair
Public Hearing: Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 1:30 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 1149 "An Act To Provide Revenue To Fix and Rebuild Maine's Infrastructure"
LD 1150 "Resolve, To Establish the Road Usage Charge Task Force"
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 1:00 PM, State House, Room 126
LD 437 "An Act Concerning Maine's Transportation Infrastructure"
LD 494 "An Act Regarding the Department of Transportation"
LD 1089 "An Act To Prohibit the Use of Handheld Phones and Devices While Driving"
LD 1115 "An Act To Establish a Specialty License Plate for Female Veterans"
LD 1145 "An Act To Allow the Department of Transportation To Recover Costs Incurred by the Department for Allowing Access to a Controlled Access Highway"
LD 1169 "An Act To Exempt Temporary Categorical Signs from the Identification Label Requirement for 6 Weeks Prior to the June and November Elections"
CONTACT: Darlene Simoneau, 287-4148
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS
Sen. Garrett Mason, Senate Chair, Rep. Louis Luchini, House Chair
Public Hearing: Monday, April 10, 2017, 10:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 1125 "An Act To Establish a Recall Procedure for Elected Officials"
LD 1174 "An Act To Clarify the Use of Public Money for Bulk Mailing in the Election Process"
LD 1201 "An Act To Authorize Tribal Gaming"
LD 1204 "An Act Regarding Absentee Voting by Residents of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Care Facilities"
LD 1208 "An Act To Amend the Veterans Service Laws"
LD 1210 "An Act Regarding the Maine Clean Election Fund"
LD 1211 "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Legislative Political Action Committees"
Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 9:00 AM, State House, Room 437
LD 136 "An Act Regarding the Eviction Process"
LD 819 "Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study the Adequacy of Housing Safety Laws"
LD 1102 "An Act To Discourage Tenants from Damaging Rental Property"
CONTACT: Karen Montell, 287-1310
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